Herbicide label
Helmet Maxx Herbicide Label
Helmet Maxx (EPA 74530-99) is a Group 5, 15, and 27 atrazine, mesotrione, and metolachlor herbicide labeled for 5 crops. The label lists 64 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
Helmet Maxx label facts
- Product Helmet Maxx
- EPA Reg. No. 74530-99
- Registrant Helm Agro US, Inc.
- Active ingredient atrazine, mesotrione, and metolachlor
- MOA group 5, 15, and 27
Crops on the Helmet Maxx label
Helmet Maxx is labeled for these 5 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Helmet Maxx label
The Helmet Maxx label names 73 weeds and rates each by how the product handles it: full control, partial control, suppression, or control with a tank-mix partner. A weed can fall at more than one level, because control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
Controls
full control64- amaranth, palmer
- amaranth, powell
- barnyardgrass, common
- beggarweed, florida
- buckwheat, wild
- buffalobur
- carpetweed
- chickweed, common
- cocklebur, common
- crabgrass
- crowfootgrass
- cupgrass, prairie
- cupgrass, southwestern
- dandelion
- deadnettle, purple
- devil's claw
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, robust
- foxtail, yellow
- galinsoga
- goosegrass
- hemp
- henbit
- horsenettle
- horseweed
- jimsonweed
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- mallow, venice
- foxtail, millet
- morningglory, entireleaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- mustard, wild
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, eastern black
- nightshade, hairy
- nutsedge, yellow
- panicum, browntop
- panicum, fall
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pokeweed, common
- potatoes, volunteer
- purslane, common
- pusley, florida
- radish, wild
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, giant
- red rice
- sesbania, hemp
- shepherd's-purse
- sida, prickly
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- signalgrass, narrowleaf
- smartweed, ladysthumb
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sprangletop, red
- starbur, bristly
- sunflower, annual
- thistle, canada
- velvetleaf
- waterhemp, common
- witchgrass
Suppression
suppression9- bedstraw, catchweed
- cupgrass, woolly
- johnsongrass, seedling
- millet, wild-proso
- panicum, texas
- puncturevine
- sandbur, field
- shattercane
- sicklepod
Helmet Maxx rates and plant-back
The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.
Application rate
Your rate depends on your crop.
Get the rate for your field: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact per-acre rate for your crop from the label line.
Plant-back and rotation
Your interval depends on your application rate and the rotational crop.
Get the interval for your rotation: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact plant-back for your rotational crop from the label line.
Helmet Maxx FAQ
What weeds does Helmet Maxx control?
The Helmet Maxx label names 73 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, common barnyardgrass, florida beggarweed, wild buckwheat, and buffalobur. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Helmet Maxx labeled for?
Helmet Maxx is labeled for 5 crops and uses, including field corn, sorghum, corn silage, sweet corn, and popcorn.
What is the active ingredient in Helmet Maxx? Is it a generic?
Helmet Maxx's active ingredient is atrazine, mesotrione, and metolachlor (MOA Group 5, 15, and 27). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.
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Last updated 2026-09-30.